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Definitions for Welter

[1] to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
[2] to roll, writhe, or tumble about; wallow, as animals (often followed by about ): pigs weltering about happily in the mud.
[3] to lie bathed in or be drenched in something, especially blood.
[4] to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc.: to welter in setbacks, confusion, and despair.
[5] a confused mass; a jumble or muddle: a welter of anxious faces.
[6] a state of commotion, turmoil, or upheaval: the welter that followed the surprise attack.
[7] a rolling, tossing, or tumbling about, as or as if by the sea, waves, or wind: They found the shore through the mighty welter.
[8] Informal . a welterweight boxer or wrestler.
[9] (of a steeplechase or hurdle race) pertaining to, or noting a race in which the horses bear welterweights.
[10] to roll about, writhe, or wallow
[11] (esp of the sea) to surge, heave, or toss
[12] to lie drenched in a liquid, esp blood
[13] a rolling motion, as of the sea
[14] a confused mass; jumble

Words related to Welter

jumble, turmoil, tumble, toss, grovel, uproar, confusion, overturn, roll

Words nearby Welter

welshman, welshman's button, welshwoman, welt, weltanschauung, welter, welterweight, weltpolitik, weltschmerz, welty, welty, eudora

Origin of Welter

2First recorded in 1785–95; welt + -er1

Word origin for Welter

C13: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch weltern; related to Old High German walzan, welzen to roll

Synonyms for Welter

jumble, confusion, grovel, overturn, roll, toss, tumble, turmoil, uproar